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Berwyn Student Receives Dominican University Leadership, Academic Awards

Erika Corona, a resident of Berwyn, has received a number of prestigious service and academic awards from Dominican University. A 2008 graduate, Corona received the Outstanding Service Leadership Award, was presented with the prestigious Mazzuchelli Award and was named the Distinguished Senior in both American studies and service learning.

Dominican University’s Outstanding Service Leadership Award is presented each year to students who have demonstrated leadership through their service to Dominican University and the larger community. The Mazzuchelli Award, named in honor of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, founder of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, is presented each year to one outstanding senior leader who best demonstrates academic excellence and a commitment to co-curricular activities, compassionate service and improving campus life.

Distinguished Senior awards, selected by academic department, go to one graduating senior in each major field who has demonstrated a distinctive and unusually strong level of academic achievement.

Corona has amassed 400 hours of service as a Dominican student. She has been a mainstay at University Ministry programs, participating in conferences, serving as lector at the Sunday evening student Mass and planning events. For the past three years, she also has served as a service learning student coordinator. Recently, Corona participated in Alternative Winter Break in Cuernevaca, Mexico where she participated in a number of service projects. She also assumed leadership roles in the Commuter Student Association and the History Club, and played varsity tennis.

In the community, Corona has volunteered at San Miguel Schools, Port Ministries, St. Leonard’s Ministries, Blessed Sacrament Youth Center, PADS, St. Mary of Celle Shelter, Marillac House, Peace Corner and Erie Neighborhood House, among others. She also organized a service trip to Biloxi, MS to aid rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita. After a trip to Georgia for the School of the Americas protest, her sophomore year, she recalls, “I felt the spirit. I realized that I was no longer that silent bystander waiting for change to happen in the world. I was the change.”

Corona graduated in May with a degree in American studies and history. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in urban planning and public policy with a concentration in community development.